There is a lot of concern in the Philadelphia fan base that the soon-to-be 36-year-old Halladay is on the back nine.

His ERA+ represents a below average pitcher and his ERA was above 2.79 (a lot above!) for the first time since 2007, he was walking batters at an alarming rate, and striking them out at a lower rate than most any time in his career.

Last season was also the first time since 2006 that Halladay did not lead the league in complete games – because he didn’t throw a single one.

The Phillies hope that Doc can get healthy and get back to being the pitcher he was when they acquired him in 2010.

After facing over 11,000 batters in 15 major league seasons, though, we might be witnessing the end of an era in Philly this year.

Roy is scheduled to make $20 million this season before becoming a free agent in 2014.

If you do the math, you can figure out that at least two, and maybe three, of these guys will be relegated to Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Opening Day.

There hasn’t been any rumors about who will make the squad, but the number will probably be seven.

The Phillies will carry Papelbon and Adams for sure. The other five spots are likely up for grabs.

The bullpen was great in 2011, posting a 3.45 ERA with 47 saves over 412.1 innings pitched.

The bullpen did not change much at the beginning of 2012, but it was awful in comparison.

As I’ve already mentioned, the Phils blew a lot of late leads.

They pitched their way to a 3.94 ERA and 42 saves over 418.1 innings pitched.

The decline led to some new talent in the bullpen and the trend will likely continue this year.

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Andrew grew up in Central Pennsylvania and has a deep love for all Philadelphia sports. He is currently a student at the University of Maryland University College and living in Hawaii as a member of the Army. He is the former editor of Phillies 101 and his own sports related web sites.